Sleep in Batu Ferringhi
By admin on Mar 4, 2008 in Guide Tips
There are lots of options with rack rates above RM500, but only in peak season (notably Christmas/New Year) will you have to pay this much. The cheaper places charge around RM50.
Budget
Backpacker accommodation, in the form of local guest houses, can be found opposite the beach past the Parkroyal Resort. A simple room with a fan will begin at around RM30 per night. If arriving by bus get off at the post office and walk down to the beach.
Mid-range
Lone Pine Penang.
Casuarina Beach Resort, Batu Ferringhi, Phone:+60 4 881-1711, Fax:+60 4 881-2155 Tollfree within Malaysia: 1-800-888255, mailto:sales@casuarina.com.my.
Bayview Beach Resort Penang, Batu Ferringhi, Phone:+60 4 881-2123, Fax:+60 4 881-2140, Tollfree reservation within Malaysia: 1-800-888218, mailto:bbr@bayviewbeach.com
Upper Range
Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort, Batu Feringghi Beach, Phone:+60 4 881-1811, Fax:+60 4 881-1180, mailto:rsr@shangri-la.com. Note: Rasa Sayang Resort is under renovation, and is scheduled to reopen on 28 Sep 2006.
Mutiara Beach Resort, 1 Jalan Teluk Bahang, Toll free (Malaysia):1-800-88-3838 (Worldwide):800-8800-3838 Phone:+60 4 886-8888, Fax:+60 4 885-2829, mailto:infopg@mutiarahotels.com. The hotel is to the west of Batu Ferringhi, the sole hotel on one of Penang’s nicest beaches. Good pool complete with a bar you can swim up to, decent facilities, but slowly starting to show its age. Rack rates ridiculous (RM650+) but steeply discounted rooms are available outside the highest peak season. RM650-RM8,400 per night.
Closed for refurbishing. Scheduled to reopen in 2007 as the Inter-Continental Penang.
Shangri-La’s Golden Sand Resort
Grand Plaza Park Royal Penang, Batu Ferringhi Beach, Phone:+60 4 881-1133, Fax:+60 4 881-2233, mailto:fbsec@gpp.pen.parkroyalhotels.com, [8]. Great location for families - right in the middle of the night markets, short walk at night to a hawker centre and the second pool has a water slide. Check out the pool toy stalls at the markets for a range of water toys to help increase the fun. Try to get a side seaview room on the 2nd floor, the rooms open out onto a grassed terrace - terrific if you are travelling with kids.